I was going to ask you are your rentals in lower-middle income areas where rents go from $650-$850 or are your properties in the middle class neighborhood where there are many homeowners?

Guess that squeezes out the middle class.

You might need them for work in the future, position you for contract/consulting work should you want to do some of this, and middle age-to-older executives could be a deep well of potential private money for you.

What you can focus on are good school districts and middle income areas that will bring in new families looking to buy but will rent first.

If they ask what it is, explain it to them.I bet the tenants leave in the middle of the night in that area.....

The tenants are all lower middle income and seem very content.

We are in the middle of rehabbing one property, have one under contract to buy, and have about 20 short sale offers in various points of negotiation.

First, i would start off my going to my RE attorney and asking this very question, getting legal questions answered specific to your state.Second, I have yet to see real wholesale deals on craig's list or any other public site. real deals go real fast and don't usually need such epic exposure, so I would question if any of these were deals at all.Lastly, having two middle men often turns a real deal into a no deal for the buyer.

I had previously decided not to landlord anywhere that I would not personally (hypothetically) live and this would not fit (My other property is in middle class hoods).2.

They lack experience but make up for some of that with attitude and attention.Probably what you need to look for is someone in the middle, someone who has the time to devote to you yet has been around long enough to know people and how to overcome problems.